Middle Elementary School Group - 11:00
Updates with Fall programming will be up around mid August or Early September.
Program for Middle Elementary aged children
under construction as of Sept.1st
The Director of Religious Education needs to hear from you if your family plans to attend. Contact Mary Collins at mary.collins.dre@gmail.com
or come to the Sept. 12th picnic following the service and talk to the DRE at an informal Parent Orientation.
This was done From Sept. 2009- May 2010:
Come Sing a Song With Me (Songs and their Stories) at 11:00 AM
Visitors of all Ages are welcome but this is particularly open to children ages three through the grade five (and please See "Junior High" tab for programming for 6th-8th graders).
This new program will encourage children to sing as a tool for their spirituality. Mary Collins, Director of Religious Education, will lead many sessions when we will take the time to learn a multicultural song and a meaningful story that will enhance our understanding of it.
Harmony, rhythm, movement, and sharing songs the participants love (and will teach each other) will be encouraged.
Expect a "Musician of the Month" Guest to be invited, to expose the children to a variety of styles of music and instruments.
The sessions will be based on the Songbook Come Sing A Song With Me: A Songbook for All Ages by Melodie Feather and the Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network.
A Sample of songs we will work on learning and singing:
- Shalom Havayreem (Jewish Tradition)
- Come, Come Whoever You Are (Rumi - Sufi Tradition)
- Meditation On Breathing (meditation practice - many faiths)
- Spirit of Life (a UU tradition in many congregations)
- And songs for the Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve Multigenerational Services